As expected, the Indians Monday announced they had extended a one-year, $14.1 million qualifying offer to free agent Ubaldo Jimenez.
Jimenez has until Nov. 11 to accept or decline the offer. If he accepts, he would be under contract with the Indians for one more year at that figure. If he declines and signs with another team the Indians, as compensation, would get a compensation pick at the end of the first round of the 2014 draft.
Jimenez struck out 13 in 6 2/3 innings and was the winning pitcher in the Indians’ wild-card clinching 5-1 win over Minnesota on the last day of the regular season. He was named the American League’s Pitcher of the Month in September, and his 1.82 ERA after the all-star break was the best in the American League. In 32 starts overall, he was 13-9 with a 3.30 ERA.
Also Monday, the Indians chose not to make a qualifying offer to their other free-agent starting pitcher, Scott Kazmir. They will get no draft pick compensation if Kazmir signs elsewhere. In 29 starts this year, Kazmir was 10-9 with a 4.09 ERA.